April 2007 Hits and Misses!!!

[Tee]

Yay for pjism! :eyebrows2 I am going to be the Aveda Black Malva pusha. With my henna, indigo and Aveda Black Malva conditioner, I will never have to use chemical dyes in my hair, EVER, muahahahahahaha..... I hope you and Naturellle like it. This is the first product I have used in a while that really knocked my socks off. Very impressive indeed!!

See you wrong Priestess! You know you have steered me to a Miss yet! I will have to add this to my 'wish list' until i use up some of my others cons. Does leave your hair noticeably darker? How many uses would you say it takes to see results??

 

[Tee]

Although I did buy these yesterday, I am going to be wearing them DEEP into April and the coming months.

These are a HIT:

Good Hair Days Magic Grip Hair Pins

HoneyDew I couldn't get these pins to 'act right' for nothing! They ended up all stretched out of shape and wouldn't hold my hair. Am I doing something wrong?

 

[Tee]

My hits are:

Aveda Universal Styling Cream
TIGI Frizz Control Straightening Serum

Glad you liked this one.

 

[Tee]

I'll begin:

HITS
Shikkakai this stuff leaves my hair so soft and the curls are jus poppin. Definitely a staple. I use the hesh shikkakai and its 2.29 at teh indian grocery!!

Honey in conditioners: Moisture heaven!! Curls poppin!

MISSES

Curls Products. I've tried the spiral curl cream, milkshake and souffle. They did nothing and dried white in parts and my hair felt kinda hard. And they curdle if u put them on top of each other or put gel over them. I been trying with these for months and no success. One thing i did notice is the very small 3c section , its worked well on, so i think these products are not designed for 4a like textures, more like 3c and down, they smell good. I jus gotta find a way to use them up now.

I have wanted to try the Shikkaki? Did you order this on the net?

 

[Tee]

Hits: Oyin Whipped Butter and Honey Hemp Conditioner/
Nubian Heritage Shea Butter Leave In

Misses: Curls Whipped Cream and Asian Tea Conditioner

Glad to see the Nubian Heritage is Hit! I have this and haven't tried it yet. Did you add it to wet or dry hair?? I got give it a try. (You already know I love the Oyin Products! Glad this is a hit for you.

 

[MzOptimistic]

HoneyDew I couldn't get these pins to 'act right' for nothing! They ended up all stretched out of shape and wouldn't hold my hair. Am I doing something wrong?

I love these too, maybe your hair is tooooo THICK for em missy How was you using them?

 

[Tee]

...I will.


*somehow....I just ordered two bottles of Aveda Black Malva Conditioner...

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I just love the red text!! Too cute!
on my way to check this out on the Aveda site. Darn Priestess is my pusha for real!

 

[Tee]

I love these too, maybe your hair is tooooo THICK for em missy How was you using them?

Maybe that is what it was. I was trying to use them to hold my bun. They ended up looking like a V.

 

[divinefavor]

Hits:
Aveda Universal Styling Cream
Aveda Brilliant Serum
Nacidit Aceite de Olivia Rinse and Conditioner

 

[shunta]

HoneyDew I couldn't get these pins to 'act right' for nothing! They ended up all stretched out of shape and wouldn't hold my hair. Am I doing something wrong?

You know, I couldnt get these pins to work for me, either. Mine ended up just like yours, Tee. They were all stretched out of shape. Oh, well.

 

[Catina72]

You know, I couldnt get these pins to work for me, either. Mine ended up just like yours, Tee. They were all stretched out of shape. Oh, well.

My good hair days pins stretch out badly too. I just repurchased more to use to twist my hair up and use the stretched out "V ones" to twist the top over and down.

eta: I will return later in the month to decide my hits and misses.....

 

[Maa Maa omo mti]

Hits and seriously raving about these Products:
NTM Shampoo
NTM conditioner
NTM deep conditioner
NTM serum
S-curl
and last but never least BT


Misses:

Dove moisture- it was a serious no no for me. My hair tangled after using it. Never again. Too bad I have a full bottle of both the co and poo.

 

[Kurlee]

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[Tee]

I was going to but i found it at the local Indian grocery store. it leaves my hair soooo soft and shiny. Jus be sure to rinse well. its like a shampoo and conditioner in one. When i was going to order i was gonna order from www.hennasooq.com. Their prices and service are good.

Karamell11...............Thanks. I will check my local Indian store first.

Shunta and Catina.....I am glad to see I sm not the only one having the problem with the Good Day Hair Pins stretching out in the 'V' shape. My hair would end up falling out of any updo I attempted.

 

[Cheleigh]

Hits:

Kemi Oyl Shea Butter Pomade
Kemi Oyl Pro Gel Plus

On the Fence:
Lustrasilk Olive Oil Cholesterol
Lustrasilk Liquid Cholesterol

Miss:
Coconut Oil (still trying to make it work though).

 

[HoneyDew]

HoneyDew I couldn't get these pins to 'act right' for nothing! They ended up all stretched out of shape and wouldn't hold my hair. Am I doing something wrong?

These are kinda cheapie so I can see them getting stretched out. I only used one to test with, though. Also, I don;t have as much hair as you do. The package does say that they can be used with long hair, butI don't know about that. Maybe 5 or 6 of them for long hair, but they are just not strong enough, I think.

I kinda twisted my hair up and then stuck one of these in to hold it up in the back.

 

[glamazon386]

Wow it's only April 1 I'm in braids since last week so I haven't really used any products but here's a few I tried a few weeks ago...

HIT:

Posner Exotic Hair Butter

MISS:

Aveda Brilliant Pomade

 

[Tee]

These are kinda cheapie so I can see them getting stretched out. I only used one to test with, though. Also, I don;t have as much hair as you do. The package does say that they can be used with long hair, butI don't know about that. Maybe 5 or 6 of them for long hair, but they are just not strong enough, I think.

I kinda twisted my hair up and then stuck one of these in to hold it up in the back.

HoneyDew...Thanks. I tried to use about 3 to make it all work. My hair laughed at me. Maybe more would do it. I really wanted these to work for me.

Revisited Hits.............Nexuss Keraphix. I hadn't used this in awhile since I have been using some of my other mild protein products. I used it today and my hair felt like pure silk! I will not let my Keraphix sit on the back burner like that again.

Dudley Hair Mask.....I am almost out of this but I will get more soon. Agian, my hair felt just wonderful.

 

[avyance]

Hit:

PhytoSpecific Relaxer Index II - My hair is in heaven!!!!!

On the Fence:
Kenra - Shampoo and Conditioner. I really use to like the conditioner,but it hasn't worked the same lately. We will see.

Miss:

KeraCare Silken Seal - I just don't like this as much as I like Redken Heat Glide!!
KeraCare Leave In - I just like my Sebastian Potion #9 much better!!

 

[LynnieB]

Nature's Gate aloe vera moisturzing poo (still).

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Purified Water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Cocamide DEA, Aloe Vera Gel, Barley Extract, Panthenol (Provitamin B5), Keratin Amino Acids, Cysteine, Citric Acid, Extracts of Nettle, Yeast, Coffee & Wild Pansy, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Sesame Oil, Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A), Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D3), Fragrance Oils, Diazolidinyl Urea, Disodium EDTA-Copper, Sodium Chloride.

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not 100% organic (has sodium laureth sulfate) but EXTREMELY mild, good cleansing action and non-drying. great for low poo.

i loved it so much i went back to big lot and picked up 4 more bottles (chamomile, herbal, jojoba and more aloe vera).

 

[HoneyDew]

Hit:

PhytoSpecific Relaxer Index II - My hair is in heaven!!!!!

I look forward to using this for my next relaxer.

 

[Soul♥Flower]

Hits
March was a lazy hair month. So these were really just okay...
1. Dax Supergrow hair grease (used on NG)
2. My trusty Optimum Care super protecting shampoo is always a hit
3. Braid Spray as a daily moisturizer (surprisingly effective)
4. I think thats it

Miss
1.Nexxus Therrape Shampoo(this is the DRIEST moisturizing shamppo I've ever used)
2. Buying the huge bottle of Mane-n-Tail Shampoo (Dry)
3.Silk Elements revive and restore shampoo (dry some more)
4. Sunsilk conditioner-the green one (dry again)
5. Using anything other than my trusty Optimum care shampoo

 

[LovelyLionessa]

See you wrong Priestess! You know you have steered me to a Miss yet! I will have to add this to my 'wish list' until i use up some of my others cons. Does leave your hair noticeably darker? How many uses would you say it takes to see results??

Oh my gosh, guuuurrrlll, this stuff is da bomb!! The tube says that chemically treated hair will take the color more intensely, this stuff is no joke. I washed my hair in the shower, turned off the water and toweled dried a bit. I added some of the conditioner to my hair and the first thing I noticed was my hands were getting stained! I got nervous that my hair was going to go all Elvira black, so I only left the conditioner on a few minutes and then I rinsed and followed up with an instant conditioner. My old ends, tend to get red and henna only heightens the effect. This conditioner gave my hair a nice overall even dark tone, diminishing the red undertones. If one wanted to go really dark, you could leave it on longer. I noticed results after one use and I didn't even leave it on long.

Also, about those Good Day Hair pins, I can only use those on small sections on hair, like when I create 2 bantus. There is no way on earth that they would hold a solitary bun for me. I use my Tenderheaded hair pins for that.

Also another Hit:
Aveda Universal Styling cream- Now don't make me fall in love with this expensive line, y'all. They make some amazing products, and this cream is no exception.

 

[secretdiamond]

I henna'd for the first time.

I'm blah about it. I didn't get the wow. My hair was dry and breaking. I left it on for 20-30 min with no heat, didn't let the color release before and I still got some color. I think I may like it though. I dunno.... Maybe I'll put a black rinse over it next week.

I'm still loving Vatika Oil though.

 

[Kurlee]

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[LovelyLionessa]

so i jus won an auction on ebay for black malva condtioner (2) and a shampoo(1 litre) Couldn't resist, but i got an amazing price on it! SO is it moisturizing besides enriching the dark colour?

Yes, I would categorize it as a moisturizing conditioner.

 

[dlewis]

Tee, you should stay out of these threads. You have products you haven't even used yet. I can't wait until I'm back in Memphis. note to self: look up Tee.
Hit: CON purple label conditioner. Detangles like a charm. Thanks Marie170.

 

[Tee]

Oh my gosh, guuuurrrlll, this stuff is da bomb!! The tube says that chemically treated hair will take the color more intensely, this stuff is no joke. I washed my hair in the shower, turned off the water and toweled dried a bit. I added some of the conditioner to my hair and the first thing I noticed was my hands were getting stained! I got nervous that my hair was going to go all Elvira black, so I only left the conditioner on a few minutes and then I rinsed and followed up with an instant conditioner. My old ends, tend to get red and henna only heightens the effect. This conditioner gave my hair a nice overall even dark tone, diminishing the red undertones. If one wanted to go really dark, you could leave it on longer. I noticed results after one use and I didn't even leave it on long.

Also, about those Good Day Hair pins, I can only use those on small sections on hair, like when I create 2 bantus. There is no way on earth that they would hold a solitary bun for me. I use my Tenderheaded hair pins for that.

Also another Hit:
Aveda Universal Styling cream- Now don't make me fall in love with this expensive line, y'all. They make some amazing products, and this cream is no exception.

I was to tickled at the Elvira comment! This stuff really does sound like a keeper. (with no extra chemicals!) As soon as I finish up one of the conditioners I have I will add this to my list. Thanks for the review.

I must try the tenderheaded pins.
Glad the Aved USC worked out for you too.

 

[Tee]

Tee, you should stay out of these threads. You have products you haven't even used yet. I can't wait until I'm back in Memphis. note to self: look up Tee.
Hit: CON purple label conditioner. Detangles like a charm. Thanks Marie170.

I just can't resist it Dee! I try so hard. But most of the time I just get tips on some of the stuff I already have and haven't used yet.erplexed (Like the CON purple label!) Tsmith told me about this product. I have it, I just haven't gotten around to using it. (I am trying to use up this big GIANT jar of Dudley Hair Mask that is the bomb!)

 

[dlewis]

Dudley Hair Mask, what type of results did you have with this?